Despite its name a Christian party allied with Hizbullah, neither free nor particularly patriotic...
leader
Michel Aoun...a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hizbullah...
's Change and Reform bloc has denied that its ministers would resign from the cabinet if it fails to approve a controversial electricity project on Wednesday.
Minister Charbel Nahhas, one of the bloc's representatives in the government, told al-Liwaa daily that Change and Reform ministers have no willingness to resign.
"We want to reach a consensus or else we will have to resort to voting," he said, although President Michel Suleiman rules out such an option for fears of division among cabinet ministers that would lead to the collapse of the project inside parliament.
"Our objective is not to pull out of the cabinet or stir any problem," Nahhas said in other remarks to Voice of Leb radio station (93.3). "What we ask for is a decision."
However,
nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits...
al-Liwaa said that the bloc's ministers would withdraw from the session if a solution on the project's funding isn't reached. This doesn't mean they would suspend their participation in future cabinet meetings.
The project proposed by Energy Minister Jebran Bassil calls for the allocation of $1.2 billion to generate 700 Megawatts of electricity. The cabinet has so far failed to approve it over reservations expressed by ministers of other blocs, mainly of MP
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's National Struggle Front.
Nahhas said that last-ditch efforts to resolve the crisis before the cabinet session that is scheduled to be held at Baabda palace didn't reach decisive results.
However,
nothing needs reforming like other people's bad habits...
he hoped that the consultations among different parties on Wednesday would resolve the deadlock and pave way for the endorsement of the plan later in the day.
The cabinet should approve the project and postponement is not acceptable, the minister told As Safir daily. "It's time for each side to decide on its stance and announce it without double-crossing."